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The latest update for iPhone 8 is in.

An Apple leak reveals the new smartphone will feature tech savvy functions like a tap to wake feature, face ID, and no home button, according to details uncovered by app developer Steven Troughton-Smith.

Someone at Apple accidentally leaked code for the first firmware of its new HomePod smart speaker, which runs iOS like an iPhone. The phone will reportedly have infrared sensors to scan the user’s face to unlock the device, according to Troughton-Smith, who read the code and tweeted out his findings.

The cool and slightly creepy “attention detection” feature could also mean your phone will stay silent for notifications if it knows you’re looking at the screen, and the long rumored facial recognition function can even detect movement in the dark using infrared.Read more...